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US-11470416

Method and device for detecting earphone wearing status, and earphone

PublishedOctober 11, 2022
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Technical Abstract

Disclosed are methods and devices for detecting wearing status of an earphone. An example method comprises: acquiring an environment type comprising a noise environment type and a non-noise environment type; when the earphone is in the non-noise environment type, the earphone plays a preset audio signal; acquiring a feedforward and a feedback sound pressure of the earphone to determine a difference therebetween; determining, according to a comparison result of the difference and a preset first threshold range corresponding to the environment type, whether the earphone is worn properly.

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4 claims

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4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the third threshold is 40 dB.

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7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the preset audio signal is a sweep signal, pink noise or white noise.

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10. The earphone according to claim 9, wherein the earphone further comprises an environment type setting device connected to the processor, and the environment type setting device is configured for a user to set the environment type.

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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program, wherein the computer-readable storage medium can implement the method of claim 1 when the computer program is executed.

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Filing Date

December 27, 2018

Publication Date

October 11, 2022

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